Among the top executives, Sa'ar, Barkat and Dichter remained in office • Hanegbi was appointed minister only in the 90th minute • Prime Minister Netanyahu explained: "I gave preference to incumbent ministers"

• "Serve the public from the Knesset," Gideon Sa'ar // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

After the distribution of roles to Likud members, as expected, some were also disappointed. Among them are Nir Barkat, Avi Dichter and Gideon Sa'ar, who serves as an opposition to Netanyahu, but did not think he would take a role in the government anyway. Ministers Yuval Steinitz and Tzachi Hanegbi, too, were out of step with staying out of government, but in the end, positions were found for them. 

One of the biggest disappointments is Barkat, who was certain to take on a ministerial position, as Netanyahu declared during his election campaign that Barkat will be the finance minister in his government. About an hour before the government's inauguration, Netanyahu issued a statement stating that "Barkat deserves senior positions. Unfortunately, this rabbi did not help. I will make a big effort to integrate him into a senior government position later."

Netanyahu addressed the Knesset yesterday, explaining that "there are a lot of talented people in the Likud. I did not close an account with Sa'ar.

One who is particularly disappointed is Dichter, who, after not being appointed minister, said yesterday: "Even in our conversation tonight, I did not hear a reason that could convince me or anyone else why I was not deemed fit by him for the position of minister and to compose a security cabinet."

Gideon Sa'ar spoke with the PM on Saturday night for Sunday, a call that was "honest". Saar tweeted on Twitter yesterday that "her only bid I politely refused is to serve as ambassador to the UN and Washington, on May 9. Who chose me and the entire public in the Knesset. "

Hanegbi was given a ministerial position in the 90th minute, a position to be announced while sitting. Hanegbi will be a minister in the PM's office. Yesterday he told the news company that "I was frustrated for a few days. I learned that what matters most in politics is the final meal. "